Happy CampCA
Population 539: a town settled in 1858.
Is Happy Camp a good place to live?
Happy Camp’s average trip to work is 12 minutes, below both the California town median (28 minutes) and the median of U.S. towns (25 minutes). Only one of the 834 California towns we compare has a lower going rate for rent than Happy Camp. 67% of the land in Happy Camp is conserved, above both the California town median (4.3%) and the median of U.S. towns (4.3%). The biggest place to walk is Klamath National Forest, 2,613 acres with 3 miles of trail. Happy Camp has fewer than 1,000 residents, too few for fair grades; the figures below are still real.
Happy Camp has shrunk 24% from 2010 to 2020
1,190 counted in 2010 and 905 in 2020.
U.S. Census 2010 & 2020 counts
Moving to Happy Camp: who provides what
Happy Camp is unincorporated, so Siskiyou County and regional agencies provide most services.
EPA SDWIS (Oct 9, 2026) · HIFLD + EIA-861 2025 · Census 2020 ZCTAs · NCES 2024–25 · registration: vote.gov, updated Nov 18, 2024.
The data
Ordered by what stands out in Happy Camp.
Protected land: nearly a third of Happy Camp
Walkers can cover 17 miles of trail in 2 parks and preserves. Happy Camp’s density of trails comes in at 1.3 miles per square mile.
| Biggest places to walk | Trails | Acres |
|---|---|---|
| 1. Klamath National Forest | 3 mi | 2,613 |
| 2. Happy Camp River Park | 0.2 mi | 8 |
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
The schools Happy Camp’s kids attend
Public schools: the Happy Camp Union Elementary school district. Its two schools are below. The 2 public schools in Happy Camp teach 120 students between them.
| School | Level | Students | Letter |
|---|---|---|---|
| Happy Camp Union ElementaryLargest public elementary schoolGrades K–8 | Grades K–8 | 79 | C− |
| Happy Camp HighLargest public high schoolGrades 9–12 | Grades 9–12 | 41 | B+ |
NCES · EDFacts
The typical home in Happy Camp: about $163K
Home values are down 2.9% over the year to September 2026. In Happy Camp, 63% of households are owner-occupiers.
Typical home value
Census ACS, 2020–24 · Zillow Home Value Index · Redfin Data Center
The biggest natural risk in Happy Camp is inland flooding, at a very high overall level
67% of Happy Camp’s expected losses from natural hazards come from inland flooding, followed by wildfires at 19%. On expected storm and flood damage, Happy Camp sits above 99% of U.S. communities. Federal aid has come to Happy Camp households in 2 declared disasters; the latest was in 2020.
FEMA disaster declarations and aid · FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
In Happy Camp, expect four seasons and hot summers
July afternoons reach 92° and January nights drop to 32°.
Typical low → high °F
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
The median household income in Happy Camp is lower than in the typical California or U.S. town
Roughly one working resident in four has a job in Happy Camp itself. 16% of residents live below the poverty line in the town. The median commute is under 39 miles. The top destinations are Yreka (9%), Redding (4%) and Hornbrook (2%).
| Happy Camp | California towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Working residents who work in town | 25% | 6.6% | 8% |
| Median household income | $41,000 | $95,000 | $80,000 |
| Below the poverty line | 16% | 10% | 9.6% |
Where working residents work
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
Compared with most of California and the rest of the country, more of Happy Camp’s adults have high blood pressure
The share of adults in Happy Camp who say their health is fair or poor: 28%. Of 32 CDC measures, Happy Camp beats the California average on 2 and trails it on 18.
| Happy Camp | California towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Frequent physical distress (CDC PLACES) | 19% | 14% | 14% |
| Diabetes (CDC PLACES) | 16% | 12% | 12% |
| High blood pressure (CDC PLACES) | 42% | 31% | 35% |
| Smoke cigarettes (CDC PLACES) | 19% | 11% | 14% |
| What stands out | Happy Camp | CA |
|---|---|---|
| Fewer uninsured adults | 7.5% | 10.6% |
| More adults treating high blood pressure | 76.7% | 71.3% |
| More adults with COPD | 10.4% | 5.1% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
Everything we know about Happy Camp
Colleges nearby
None within 15 miles of Happy Camp; the nearest are
About 5 of every 100 Happy Camp residents are enrolled in college, against 8 across California.
539 people, and everyone knows the way
In a town this size, neighbors are the best guide. Ask them anything.
Questions about Happy Camp
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
Is Happy Camp, CA a good place to live?
Happy Camp has fewer than 1,000 residents, too few for fair grades; the figures below are still real.